Overview
Quasi-experimental designs are essential in research when random assignment is not feasible. They allow researchers to evaluate the effects of interventions in real-world settings, making them particularly useful in fields like education and public health. By comparing treatment and control groups, ...
Key Terms
Example: Studying the effects of a new teaching method in one school without random assignment.
Example: Students who continue with traditional teaching methods while others use a new method.
Example: Students who are taught using the new teaching method.
Example: Determining if a new drug improves patient outcomes.
Example: Conducting surveys to gather student feedback.
Example: Using regression analysis to evaluate the impact of an intervention.
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Key Concepts
non-random assignmentcontrol grouptreatment groupcausal inference